Chapter 8-Migration to the United States: The Impact on People and Places
Review Study Guide
Answer the questions in complete sentences.
- What word describes people who enter the United States to start new lives?
A word that best describes people who enter the U.S. is immigrants.
- List 6 push factors that cause people to leave their home countries.
- Answers Vary
- Create a statement that best summarizes the information in the table below.
Mexico lost more than 100, 000 to the U.S.
- List 6 pull factors that draw people to the United States.
- Answers Vary
- How do immigrants help the U.S. economy?
Immigrants help the U.S. economy by starting new businesses.
- Define brain drain? Brain drain is the loss of educated people to another country.
Applying Geography Skills: Analyzing a Flow Map
Use the map and your knowledge of geography to complete the tasks below. This map shows migration streams around the world.
- Circle one arrow on the map. Describe where it begins and where it ends. Tell what the arrow represents.
Use the map legend to help you.
The arrow begins in Africa and ends in Oceania. It represents a migration stream of about 10,000 people from Africa to Oceania.
Exploring the Essential Question: How does migration affect the lives of people and the character of places?
The Task: Summarizing an Immigrant Experience
The passage above is about two refugees from Sudan. Your task is to summarize how immigration haschanged their lives.
Step 1: Read the passage. Circle two details that describe the boys' lives in Africa. Underlinetwodetailsabout their lives in the United States.
Step 2:Write a paragraph that summarizes how coming to the United States changed the lives of these two"Lost Boys." Include the following in your summary:
a. A topic sentence that introduces your subject
b. Details about refugees' lives in Africa and the United States
c. A conclusion that summarizes how immigration changed their lives
Step 1: Circled details may include burning village, brutal war, without homes orfamilies, hunger and thirst, refugee camp. Underlined details may include safety, enough to eat, shopping, stove, microwave, cold winters, receiving degrees, and computers.
Step 2: The paragraph should include all the elements listed in the prompt.
The lives of two of Sudan’s “Lost Boys” changed dramatically when they came to America.In Africa, they were homeless and often hungry. They lived in a camp for refugees. After coming to the United States, they had to learn how to use things that Americans take for granted, like supermarkets and stoves. They were able to go to school and graduate from college.It was not easy, but these “Lost Boys” were able to build new lives for themselves in their adopted country.